Week 18

Tjena!

I can't can't wait to type this jaja... I got the news that I'm heading back to Gubbängen on Friday. That's right... same area... after 4 weeks!

I could not be more excited to see everyone again, but it's also crazy how quickly I have grown to love everyone here. 

This also means that I have to pack everything up again and haul it to Stockholm... my blister from last transfer just healed 

ANYWAYS... 

This was another fantastic week! I felt something lacking in my missionary service this week, and I had some crazy encounters with this scripture - 

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen"

- Moroni 7:48

I prayed ALL week for charity. To be able to see our friends like Christ sees them. To see a need and fill it without hesitating. 

And boy, did it come. 

Our friend Eriker made a goal to read the Book of Mormon everyday this week. We met and he said he read it 2 times. And it was the craziest thing... I felt this overwhelming sense of pride and love for him. He did his best, and I could tell that Heavenly Father was so proud of him.

So, I continued to pray for charity. And I have seen amazing miracles from it :)

In other news, we ran into banjo man again today! 

No coincidences here, and I know that he knows that. 

He said "wow, I was actually just thinking about you guys." 

So, anyways. 

This is a messy email, I hope you have understood like 3 parts of it, but if you can take away one thing please let it be this:

Let God change how you see people. I have never felt so much love for others, and in return I really feel like I'm learning more about God. 

ANYWAYS AGAIN XOXO HAVE A GREAT WEEKKKKK!

- Syster Helquist